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Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by William J. Turkel Around 1949, while on a visit to the aquarium at the London Zoo, Hans Lissmann noticed that the African fish Gymnarchus…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Today in Wild Thing, take a glimpse into the fascinating world of geckos with a Q&A from Geckos: The Animal Answer Guide, by Aaron M. Bauer. Q.…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by C. Kenneth Dodd Jr. I cannot say when I saw my first frog, but I must have been very young. I grew up in…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by C. Kenneth Dodd Jr. I cannot say when I saw my first frog, but I must have been very young. I grew up in…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by John M. Lawrence Starfish are icons of the sea. Among the most fascinating animals in the world’s oceans, they are one of the classes…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Peter S. Ungar Open your mouth and look in a mirror. Millions of us suffer fillings, crowns, wisdom tooth extractions, and braces each year.…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. guest post by James G. Sanderson The most endangered cat in all of the Americas is the Andean cat. Found in the high and dry Andes of…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. guest post by James G. Sanderson The most endangered cat in all of the Americas is the Andean cat. Found in the high and dry Andes of…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. guest post by Val Kells Rockfishes are a diverse and highly successful group within the Family Scorpaenidae, or Scorpionfishes. There are currently 102 known species of Scorpaenids…
Wild Thing is a monthly series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Alison Rieser Judith M. Heimann, one of the people I interviewed for my newly released book, wrote in The Most Offending Soul Alive: Tom…